Parkumlai Population, Caste, Working Data Jalpaiguri, West Bengal - Census 2011

Parkumlai is a village situated in Dhupguri block of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 684 families residing in the village Parkumlai. The total population of Parkumlai is 2,901 out of which 1,488 are males and 1,413 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Parkumlai is 950.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Parkumlai village is 391 which is 13% of the total population. There are 204 male children and 187 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Parkumlai is 917 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (950) of Parkumlai village.

Population
2,901
Families
684
Literacy
66.85%
Sex Ratio
950

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Parkumlai is 66.9%. Thus Parkumlai village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.5% of Jalpaiguri district. The male literacy rate is 75.39% and the female literacy rate is 57.91% in Parkumlai village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Parkumlai village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Parkumlai Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Parkumlai village.

Total Male Female
Children 391 204 187
Literacy 66.85% 75.39% 57.91%
Scheduled Caste 2,453 1,257 1,196
Scheduled Tribe 1 1 0
Illiterate 1,223 520 703

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 84.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Parkumlai village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Parkumlai village out of total population, 1,444 were engaged in work activities. 74.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 25.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,444 workers engaged in Main Work, 456 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 537 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,078 794 284
Cultivators 456 430 26
Agriculture Labourer 537 290 247
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 84 73 11
Marginal Workers 366 132 234
Non Working 1,457 562 895

Nearby Villages to Parkumlai,

Below are the list of villages near Parkumlai village in Dhupguri.

Village Population
Tuklimari 2,735
Paschim Mallikpara 3,737
Bhandani 2,968
Uttar Altagram 3,213
Kursamari 2,400
Purbba Altagram 3,490
Bagribari 2,551
Mainatali 5,620
Gadhear Kuti 2,048
Dakshin Altagram 3,975

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